Charleroi
Charleroi ranks 2,304th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saarlouis, Langenburg, and Peshawar. Memorable people born in Charleroi include Georges Lemaître, Chantal Mouffe, and Alexandre Czerniatynski. Memorable people who died in Charleroi include Jean Duvieusart. Charleroi has been the birth place of many soccer players, and physicists and the death place of many politicians. Charleroi is located in Belgium.
Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not far from the border with France. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,462 square kilometres (564 sq mi) with a total population of 522,522 by 1 January 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in Belgium after Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, and Ghent. The inhabitants are called Carolorégiens or simply Carolos. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1894 and 1996, Charleroi was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Georges Lemaître, Chantal Mouffe, and Alexandre Czerniatynski. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Charleroi including Jean Duvieusart.
People Born in Charleroi
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Georges Lemaître
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1966
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 1
Chantal Mouffe
PHILOSOPHER
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2
Alexandre Czerniatynski
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 3
Léon Rosenfeld
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1974
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 4
Silvio Proto
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 5
Théo Bongonda
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 6
Loïc Nottet
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.13
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Charleroi
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Charleroi were soccer players (3), physicists (2), philosophers (1), and singers (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Charleroi, including Alexandre Czerniatynski, Silvio Proto, and Théo Bongonda. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Charleroi, including Alexandre Czerniatynski, Silvio Proto, and Théo Bongonda.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Charleroi since 1700.
